Land at Beckside Smithy, Little Urswick, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0PY

Planning appeal 3299401 at Land at Beckside Smithy, Little Urswick, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0PY (South Lakeland District Council *) was allowed on 7 August 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson F, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is an essential need for a rural worker's dwelling on the site, having regard to local policies and national guidance which seek to restrict development in the countryside.

a dwelling for an essential rural worker to support the provision of on site farrier services including medical, dietary, surgical treatment, veterinary support and convalescence for animal welfare purposes

Authority: South Lakeland District Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilkinson F
Postcode: LA12 0PY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether there is an essential need for a rural worker's dwelling on the site, having regard to local policies and national guidance which seek to restrict development in the countryside

What decided it

The animal welfare benefits and support for the growth of the appellant's rural business, combined with the absence of any other harm, were found to outweigh the conflict with criterion 1 of Policy DM15.

The animal welfare benefits and support for a rural business, together with the absence of other harm, outweighed the conflict with criterion 1 of Policy DM15 and Policy CS1.2.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS1.2Policy DM15
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80Paragraph 84

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